You can save on gas this summer thanks to #FuelFamilyFun Gas Rewards and MasterCard #MC

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A lot of the kids are already out of school for the summer, my kids have another 6 days left and then they will be home as well. We can’t really take a big trip this summer, since we are saving our money for another Germany Trip in 2014. But we decided to take little day trips to SeaWorld or Water parks. We have season tickets but the gas driving up to Orlando isn’t cheap. We hardly ever go because it cost too much.

A few months ago I discovered Fuel Rewards at Winn Dixie and slowly started to save a little bit of money, but I decided to do it faithfully all summer long and use the extra fuel savings to take day trips to Orlando or Tampa so the kids will have a fun summer to remember as well.

While I logged into my FRN account the other day to see what kind of Fuel Rewards I may have left, I came across a super cool new promotion. FRN and MasterCard have teamed up and by simply adding your MasterCard (debit card or even pre-paid cards are fine) to your FRN account, you could save on your fuel purchase.

Signing up you MasterCard was super easy; a few simple steps and you are rocking all the way to the gas station. I also added my Winn Dixie Rewards card to my FRN account to maximize my savings and Fuel Rewards offers.

Once I had my MasterCard and my Winn Dixie card set up under my FRN account, I was ready to search the current weekly flier for Winn Dixie sales. With a holiday weekend ahead of us and a cookout down the line as well, I was super excited to find some deals that will make our BBQ a success. A lot of the products even had fuelperks and sales price as well. What a sweet deal! I did nothing different, just shop for the products that we needed and use anyways and that was it!

Once I was all done shopping, I was pleasantly surprised; I had a cart full of groceries, spend under $80 with deals and coupons and ended up with $0.55/ gallon off on gas as well!

Since my gas tank was almost on empty, I knew that I could come close to the 20 gallon limit that the FRN program gives you, but even if I would use all 20 gallons to fill up my car, that would be a saving of an additional $11, just for the fuelperks. I’m loving it! I can save on gas by purchasing the groceries that I need anyways, no coupons needed (but certainly can be used if you have some …lol) and the savings instantly come off at the gas pump. No mail in rebates, no wait time. I paid for my groceries and went straight down the street to the nearest Shell station and my savings already sat on my Winn Dixie card waiting to be redeemed.

This was super cool… I was kind of giddy pumping my gas for $2.99/ gallon, when I see other people pay the $3.54/gallon just on the pump next to me. Super cool feeling and I still can’t believe that I was able to save on my gas by just purchasing our every day products!

The savings will add up quickly and I know we will be able to take many day trips back and forth to Orlando or Tampa and the kids will have a blast this summer. Thanks to MasterCard and the extra fuelperks when you use your MasterCard at Winn Dixie is another bonus. LOVE it! You also get extra fuelperks through your MasterCard for dining out. So simple to do, if you have a MasterCard already in your wallet, grab it and use it as a Credit Card at check out and see the fuel savings roll in.

What will you do with your savings? Would love to hear your plans, maybe a family getaway, kiddy pool or other fun things… the savings do add up and why pay full price for something that you don’t have to.

For more information, be sure to visit Fuel Rewards online and you can also follow on Facebook or Twitter to keep up with your rewards or any special promotions they may have, like the MasterCard promotion that is currently going on and will save you even more money by just using your MasterCard instead of any other credit card. I also created a Google Plus story to show you how easy it was to shop at Winn Dixie and how you can spot the Extra Fuel Rewards as well.

Sign up for the Fuel Rewards Network program and link your MasterCard® card and start saving some $$$$ right away.